[0:14] Ready.

[0:18] Do you have this on your system?

[0:51] Once

[0:52] >> What's that?

[0:52] » What's that?

[0:52] >> My board is the old one.

[0:54] » My board is the old one.

[0:54] >> Welcome everybody to the Rye Town Park

[0:56] » Welcome everybody to the Rye Town Park

[0:56] Commission meeting of July 21, 2026.

[0:59] Please rise and join me for the Pledge

[1:02] of Allegiance.

[1:04] >> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the

[1:06] » I pledge allegiance to the flag of the

[1:06] United States of America and to the

[1:09] republic for which it stands, one nation

[1:12] under God, indivisible, with liberty and

[1:15] justice for all.

[1:19] » Um

[1:20] Debbie, please call the roll.

[1:23] >> Commissioner Louie Marino

[1:24] » Commissioner Louie Marino

[1:24] >> Here.

[1:25] » Here.

[1:25] >> Commissioner Josh Nathan

[1:27] » Commissioner Josh Nathan

[1:27] >> Here.

[1:27] » Here.

[1:27] >> Commissioner Keith Cunningham

[1:28] » Commissioner Keith Cunningham

[1:29] >> Here.

[1:30] » Here.

[1:30] >> Commissioner Jason Klein

[1:31] » Commissioner Jason Klein

[1:31] >> Here.

[1:32] » Here.

[1:32] >> President Gary Zuckerman

[1:34] » President Gary Zuckerman

[1:34] >> Here.

[1:34] » Here.

[1:34] >> And I note that uh Commissioner Lindsay

[1:37] » And I note that uh Commissioner Lindsay

[1:37] Jackson is absent.

[1:39] >> Um

[1:40] » Um

[1:40] first item is adoption of the minutes of

[1:44] uh

[1:45] June 16th.

[1:47] If there are no uh objections or

[1:48] corrections, may I have a motion and a

[1:50] second?

[1:51] >> Moved.

[1:53] » Moved.

[1:53] >> Second.

[1:54] » Second.

[1:54] >> All in favor?

[1:55] » All in favor?

[1:55] >> Aye.

[1:55] » Aye.

[1:55] >> Aye.

[1:56] » Aye.

[1:56] >> Um public comment on non-agenda items.

[1:59] » Um public comment on non-agenda items.

[1:59] Do we have anybody from the public who

[2:00] wishes to speak?

[2:02] All of you here from the public, please

[2:04] come forward who wish to speak.

[2:06] Uh, I see no one.

[2:09] Debbie, anybody on Facebook?

[2:11] >> Nobody on Facebook.

[2:12] » Nobody on Facebook.

[2:12] >> Okay.

[2:13] » Okay.

[2:13] Uh,

[2:14] first

[2:15] our only resolution and first item of

[2:17] business is

[2:19] uh,

[2:20] Simon Security resolution authorizing

[2:23] the acquisition of

[2:25] a uh, security camera system and

[2:28] upgrading our public address system.

[2:32] Um,

[2:35] we discussed this at a previous meeting.

[2:37] It's in our capital budget.

[2:40] Debbie, do you want to go over it

[2:42] briefly?

[2:43] Um,

[2:45] you all received the memo. I don't know

[2:46] if you had a chance to read it, but we

[2:48] all you all received a memo on this.

[2:50] Um,

[2:51] we received

[2:53] three proposals

[2:56] and chose Simon, which is our existing

[2:59] provider. Debbie, go over this briefly.

[3:03] >> Yes, the um, at the May I believe it was

[3:05] » Yes, the um, at the May I believe it was

[3:05] the May meeting we discussed uh, the

[3:08] beach

[3:09] uh, the open beach gate policy and the

[3:12] topic of security and video security on

[3:15] the beach came up and uh, staff was

[3:18] requested to research

[3:20] um, how how we might increase the park

[3:24] security to include the beach. Um, we

[3:28] have now received proposals from three

[3:31] qualified

[3:32] su- uh, video security suppliers. Um, we

[3:36] actually received uh, more than three

[3:39] only from three suppliers because we

[3:41] first were only looking at the beach and

[3:44] a couple of things transpired. First of

[3:46] all,

[3:47] um, we had a an extraordinary situation

[3:50] on July 4th weekend when a very rapid

[3:54] evacuation of the beach had to be um

[3:56] completed by our our park staff and the

[4:01] shortcomings of our public address

[4:03] system became quite apparent. And in a

[4:05] debrief

[4:07] um the one of the major takeaways is we

[4:10] need a better sound system so we can

[4:12] reach up everybody can hear us.

[4:14] Um and it um what we we learned is that

[4:18] um the touring video equipment that we

[4:21] were looking at for for video can also

[4:25] be easily adapted to audio.

[4:28] So what you're what you see on your

[4:30] screen is um a the the little red

[4:34] triangles indicate audio

[4:37] as well. So that when we're installing

[4:40] the video cameras we can install audio

[4:42] as well.

[4:43] And in addition to that um

[4:46] President Zuckerman asked the question,

[4:48] well what would it take to make sure

[4:49] that we have eyes on the promenade which

[4:52] of course has been the topic of all

[4:54] kinds of conversation

[4:56] we um when we were talking about

[4:58] unauthorized

[5:00] um motor

[5:01] you know, mopeds

[5:03] um in the park those moped riders were

[5:06] up and down the promenade um we didn't

[5:08] capture those on video. So um that's

[5:11] something that we added and to find out

[5:14] what would it take

[5:15] to include the um

[5:18] the promenade. So that has resulted in

[5:22] the proposal before you

[5:24] um for uh a capital investment of

[5:28] $17,467

[5:31] and change

[5:32] um which would come with an annual

[5:34] operating cost of $17 $147.

[5:40] » And the um

[5:43] in addition to the promenade you can see

[5:45] from the map that it also includes uh

[5:48] part of the uh the park itself, a small

[5:51] part of the park that adjoins the

[5:52] promenade. So, um

[5:56] you know, we have a lot of video

[5:58] coverage for that. Um in case anyone

[6:01] asks, the parking lot is already

[6:03] covered. Uh

[6:04] but this this we felt was lacking, and I

[6:06] felt it was very important that the

[6:08] promenade be covered.

[6:10] And it is covered under this proposal

[6:12] from Dearborn Ave. all the way to the

[6:14] north north gate.

[6:16] Um our security captain and and sergeant

[6:19] are here. Do you want to

[6:21] comment on the security? Feel feel free.

[6:25] Should introduce both of yourselves to

[6:27] the to the audience.

[6:31] >> My name is Pete Chilleo. I'm the park

[6:33] » My name is Pete Chilleo. I'm the park

[6:33] ranger captain down at Rye Town Beach.

[6:36] Uh my major concern was during 4th of

[6:38] July, we were unable to communicate with

[6:40] the public.

[6:42] Our public address systems just

[6:44] broadcast on the beach. We had multiple

[6:46] people in the park, and we couldn't

[6:49] communicate with them. This new system

[6:51] will enhance our ability to do real-time

[6:54] communication with the public.

[6:56] Plus, give us enhanced security by

[6:59] having us remotely view

[7:01] things that go on. It'll be a crime

[7:03] deterrent,

[7:05] and it'll record events that happen and

[7:08] limit the liability of the park and the

[7:11] beach to

[7:12] lawsuits and similar things like that by

[7:15] having a public record of things going

[7:17] on.

[7:17] And the new camera coverage coverage is

[7:19] most of the

[7:20] places that the public

[7:23] goes, the walkway, and the new walkway,

[7:25] which will probably be

[7:27] more conducive to have people come to

[7:29] the beach and walk.

[7:31] >> Um

[7:32] » Um

[7:32] also, this is going to be tied in by

[7:35] I already heard conversation. The Rye

[7:36] Police Department will have

[7:37] >> They're already tied in.

[7:39] » They're already tied in.

[7:39] >> total access to the system.

[7:40] » total access to the system.

[7:40] >> Sorry. So, there

[7:41] » Sorry. So, there

[7:41] Our concern is if people are on the

[7:44] beach after dark at night through the

[7:46] winter,

[7:48] the Rye Police will be able to

[7:51] see that as well. If there's

[7:54] something of concern that needs to be

[7:56] responded to.

[7:58] >> Right.

[7:58] » Right.

[7:58] So,

[7:59] just to clarify this a little bit. So,

[8:02] we have fixed cameras.

[8:05] Yellow and blue is one

[8:08] What's the difference between the two?

[8:11] >> Uh

[8:12] » Uh

[8:12] the blue have a wider range of

[8:16] sight. It's 180° versus the blue.

[8:20] >> And see the circles are basically the

[8:22] » And see the circles are basically the

[8:22] one one one will be facing the beach,

[8:25] the other away from the beach.

[8:27] >> Yeah, but I see your point. I see the

[8:28] » Yeah, but I see your point. I see the

[8:28] the blue seem to be 180 as well.

[8:31] >> And then we have the yellow which is

[8:35] » And then we have the yellow which is

[8:35] I don't know. I guess that's yellow over

[8:38] there.

[8:39] I don't know what this is. Yellow is

[8:40] here.

[8:41] This yellow seems like it's like less

[8:44] than a quarter.

[8:57] And also as far as the public address

[9:00] system,

[9:01] I know we're just showing

[9:03] a quarter quarter pie.

[9:08] Is it important also to be broadcasting

[9:10] out into the park?

[9:12] >> Some of it won't be. Right now there's

[9:14] » Some of it won't be. Right now there's

[9:14] nothing.

[9:15] >> Yeah, I get that, but if we're if we're

[9:17] » Yeah, I get that, but if we're if we're

[9:17] just putting one speaker in

[9:19] here, it's ideally only broadcasting out

[9:22] here.

[9:23] Seeing we're putting

[9:25] something on a post

[9:27] would

[9:29] Seeing we're going through this, would

[9:31] it be beneficial just to

[9:32] >> There are three divisions in the park.

[9:34] » There are three divisions in the park.

[9:34] It should be able to to with the park.

[9:37] Circles that go out to

[9:39] >> this part

[9:40] » this part

[9:40] speakers

[9:45] » Yeah, even the public address system,

[9:47] we are covering the beach as well to

[9:48] know where the people are. That's the

[9:50] other side of it.

[9:51] See we're just doing this. In other

[9:53] words, what it would cost to just put

[9:54] another speaker out there. See we

[9:56] already got the wiring for this speaker,

[9:57] we'll just stick another speaker. Is it

[9:59] a thousand bucks?

[10:00] >> Easy to ask the question.

[10:03] » Easy to ask the question.

[10:03] Yeah.

[10:04] >> See we're doing this.

[10:05] » See we're doing this.

[10:05] >> Right.

[10:07] » Right.

[10:07] >> We'll make sure keep that I think that

[10:09] » We'll make sure keep that I think that

[10:09] it will go that way.

[10:13] No, we'll make sure. We'll make sure it

[10:14] does.

[10:15] >> No, that's a good question.

[10:16] » No, that's a good question.

[10:16] >> Like the experts are the people that put

[10:17] » Like the experts are the people that put

[10:17] the poles in the park for us and and

[10:19] they would have a good idea like from

[10:21] this point going back to here, they may

[10:24] only hear 10% of what you can hear in

[10:26] front of the speaker itself.

[10:29] >> Yeah.

[10:30] » Yeah.

[10:30] >> So one more time, I just want to make

[10:31] » So one more time, I just want to make

[10:31] sure I clearly understand the ask.

[10:33] >> So so this it looks like there's one

[10:35] » So so this it looks like there's one

[10:35] speaker here which is projecting out in

[10:37] this direction and it's seems though

[10:40] and and yes this if we wanted to do it

[10:42] in shades of gray

[10:44] then we would have probably a black here

[10:47] and then by the time we get here maybe

[10:48] it's just white. I'm not I'm not sure

[10:51] how accurate that is.

[10:53] >> No, I understand. Yeah.

[10:54] » No, I understand. Yeah.

[10:54] >> You know the thing is I think I think

[10:55] » You know the thing is I think I think

[10:55] it's just see we're doing this.

[10:57] >> Yeah.

[10:58] » Yeah.

[10:58] >> I thought you were talking about

[11:00] » I thought you were talking about

[11:00] additional

[11:03] PA public address

[11:07] abilities to go out into the park.

[11:10] >> Well no.

[11:10] » Well no.

[11:10] He is No, I think that also.

[11:12] He's already doing it out to the beach.

[11:14] I'm just saying

[11:15] >> Right.

[11:15] » Right.

[11:15] >> if we're taking this step of we're we're

[11:18] » if we're taking this step of we're we're

[11:18] upgrading our system which is awesome

[11:20] that you guys have put the work into

[11:21] upgrading our system. If it's only I

[11:24] don't know what it costs for a speaker.

[11:25] If it's a thousand dollars a speaker,

[11:26] can we put another six speakers in?

[11:29] >> Mhm.

[11:30] » Mhm.

[11:30] >> Do you think it's beneficial?

[11:32] » Do you think it's beneficial?

[11:32] >> I don't even think you would need six

[11:33] » I don't even think you would need six

[11:33] speakers to if you just face them that

[11:36] way.

[11:36] >> Yeah, or whatever. We're going to put

[11:38] » Yeah, or whatever. We're going to put

[11:38] but we're going to talk to them.

[11:39] >> Yeah, cuz it says here the six

[11:42] » Yeah, cuz it says here the six

[11:42] horn speakers

[11:46] uh

[11:48] installed throughout the beachfront area

[11:50] with each speaker oriented toward the

[11:52] beach

[11:54] to provide clear public announcements

[11:56] and emergency messaging coverage.

[12:00] So, I think

[12:02] to Keith's point, which

[12:04] >> It probably would not take that much

[12:06] » It probably would not take that much

[12:07] additional to add it if they're putting

[12:09] in the labor, it'd be the same labor.

[12:11] And instead of mounting one speaker,

[12:13] they mount

[12:14] >> Two. Right. So, one there and

[12:15] » Two. Right. So, one there and

[12:15] >> it in in the park direction.

[12:17] » it in in the park direction.

[12:17] >> At least in a few places because the

[12:19] » At least in a few places because the

[12:19] concern seems to be that it's not just

[12:22] the beach, it's the park area, as well.

[12:24] >> And I think so. In in the park, it also

[12:26] » And I think so. In in the park, it also

[12:26] here you have a lot of people maybe

[12:29] inside bathrooms and different things

[12:31] like that. The showers or in the offices

[12:34] or

[12:35] and in this speaker may not be covering

[12:37] into this area where

[12:39] >> Yeah.

[12:40] » Yeah.

[12:40] >> you may have more of a concentration.

[12:41] » you may have more of a concentration.

[12:41] >> As as I understand the video cameras we

[12:43] » As as I understand the video cameras we

[12:43] have do have some speaker capabilities,

[12:46] but let's let's fill that out. I agree.

[12:48] >> to we're we're doing this. So,

[12:51] » to we're we're doing this. So,

[12:51] so I I I kind of think that we should

[12:54] make sure we do everything right and I

[12:55] just I

[12:56] I'm just still a little bit confused on

[12:58] the the yellow fixed camera versus the

[13:00] blue fixed camera.

[13:02] >> Yeah.

[13:03] » Yeah.

[13:03] >> It looks like we have more yellow fixed

[13:05] » It looks like we have more yellow fixed

[13:05] cameras,

[13:06] but it seems like there's less yellow

[13:08] area on the map.

[13:09] >> Keith, I hate to interrupt you.

[13:11] » Keith, I hate to interrupt you.

[13:11] >> Sorry.

[13:11] » Sorry.

[13:12] >> By another way.

[13:13] » By another way.

[13:13] >> The the air flying has to be the same.

[13:15] » The the air flying has to be the same.

[13:15] So, let's do a vote and then we can talk

[13:17] more.

[13:17] >> Okay.

[13:18] » Okay.

[13:18] >> Okay?

[13:18] » Okay?

[13:18] >> Does that sound okay? Sorry.

[13:19] » Does that sound okay? Sorry.

[13:19] >> So, we can just say subject to

[13:22] » So, we can just say subject to

[13:22] additional

[13:24] s- you know, speakers as recommended by

[13:27] the consultants. I think that's kind of

[13:29] where

[13:30] Commissioner Cunningham is headed.

[13:32] >> Yeah.

[13:33] » Yeah.

[13:33] >> Looks good.

[13:34] » Looks good.

[13:34] >> That sounds appropriate. I mean, given

[13:36] » That sounds appropriate. I mean, given

[13:36] what we heard so far and what you're

[13:38] saying, absolutely, that seems

[13:39] appropriate.

[13:40] >> Yeah.

[13:42] » Okay, so we're going to amend the

[13:43] resolution to allow for some additional

[13:48] speakers as recommended based on our

[13:50] conversation.

[13:50] >> Yeah.

[13:51] » Yeah.

[13:51] >> You said

[13:51] » You said

[13:51] >> If need

[13:52] » If need

[13:52] >> Doesn't sound like

[13:53] » Doesn't sound like

[13:53] >> If needed, yes.

[13:54] » If needed, yes.

[13:55] >> Yeah, I think

[13:56] » Yeah, I think

[13:56] I think that the further resolve

[13:58] actually I think already

[14:01] includes that.

[14:02] That staff officers, staff are

[14:05] authorized to execute any necessary

[14:06] purchase order, agreement, or related

[14:08] documentation and to take all actions

[14:10] necessary or appropriate to carry out

[14:13] this resolution provided such

[14:14] documentation is substantially

[14:16] consistent

[14:17] with the attached proposal.

[14:19] I think that probably

[14:21] >> It covers

[14:21] » It covers

[14:21] >> It's close enough.

[14:22] » It's close enough.

[14:22] >> Yeah, it covers it.

[14:23] » Yeah, it covers it.

[14:23] >> I think we're giving you a few more

[14:24] » I think we're giving you a few more

[14:24] dollars if you need to buy a few more

[14:26] >> I'm not worried about it.

[14:27] » I'm not worried about it.

[14:27] >> Yeah, I didn't think you were.

[14:29] » Yeah, I didn't think you were.

[14:29] >> Get on it, Debbie.

[14:30] » Get on it, Debbie.

[14:30] >> I was worried about it.

[14:31] » I was worried about it.

[14:31] >> Debbie was worried about it.

[14:33] » Debbie was worried about it.

[14:33] That's that's her job.

[14:35] All right, a motion and a second,

[14:36] please.

[14:37] >> So moved.

[14:38] » So moved.

[14:38] >> Second.

[14:39] » Second.

[14:39] >> Uh please call the roll, Debbie.

[14:41] » Uh please call the roll, Debbie.

[14:41] >> Commissioner Klein.

[14:42] » Commissioner Klein.

[14:42] >> Yes.

[14:43] » Yes.

[14:43] >> Commissioner Cunningham.

[14:44] » Commissioner Cunningham.

[14:44] >> Yes.

[14:45] » Yes.

[14:45] >> Commissioner Cohn.

[14:46] » Commissioner Cohn.

[14:46] >> I'm sorry. Commissioner Nathan.

[14:48] » I'm sorry. Commissioner Nathan.

[14:48] >> Yes.

[14:51] » Commissioner Marino.

[14:52] >> Yes.

[14:52] » Yes.

[14:52] >> From now on it's just Commissioner

[14:54] » From now on it's just Commissioner

[14:54] French.

[14:56] >> President Zuckerman.

[14:57] » President Zuckerman.

[14:57] >> Yes.

[14:59] » Yes.

[14:59] >> Thank you, everybody. And we will we

[15:01] » Thank you, everybody. And we will we

[15:01] will enjoy this.

[15:03] >> See you.

[15:03] » See you.

[15:03] >> Good luck, enjoy Jason. Have fun.

[15:05] » Good luck, enjoy Jason. Have fun.

[15:05] >> Thanks for voting.

[15:06] » Thanks for voting.

[15:06] >> Happy birthday.

[15:07] » Happy birthday.

[15:07] >> Happy birthday.

[15:08] » Happy birthday.

[15:08] >> Happy birthday.

[15:09] » Happy birthday.

[15:09] >> Uh it's your son.

[15:11] » Uh it's your son.

[15:11] Uh would you like me to leave this up or

[15:12] have we completed the convers- the

[15:14] discussion?

[15:14] >> we're pretty complete.

[15:17] » we're pretty complete.

[15:17] >> Do you have any other questions for our

[15:20] » Do you have any other questions for our

[15:20] staff?

[15:20] >> And I think this this this is a really

[15:22] » And I think this this this is a really

[15:22] good proposal.

[15:26] » I have to I have to say I was uh really

[15:29] impressed with the proposals we

[15:30] received. The even the proposals we

[15:33] received that have not been recommended

[15:35] are were really

[15:38] superior, I thought.

[15:40] And uh where the technology is heading

[15:42] just is crazy.

[15:45] Um

[15:46] >> All right.

[15:46] » All right.

[15:46] >> This this absolutely makes the best

[15:48] » This this absolutely makes the best

[15:48] sense. It completely integrates with

[15:50] what we have. It's already integrated

[15:52] with the police department. It it's it's

[15:55] slides right in.

[15:57] Um but some of the cloud-based systems

[15:59] are really impressive.

[16:01] >> All right. Good. Thank you, Deb. Um

[16:04] » All right. Good. Thank you, Deb. Um

[16:04] you

[16:05] >> Thank you, guys.

[16:05] » Thank you, guys.

[16:05] >> I hope you've all read the management

[16:07] » I hope you've all read the management

[16:07] report.

[16:10] I mean

[16:11] useful. You didn't speak. You want to

[16:13] say anything?

[16:14] >> I would say thank you very much for

[16:16] » I would say thank you very much for

[16:16] making my job a lot easier to be able to

[16:18] follow

[16:20] through

[16:21] being able to tell people things and

[16:23] being able to see what's coming from the

[16:25] north and what's coming from the south.

[16:27] >> Right.

[16:27] » Right.

[16:27] >> It's a big help and

[16:29] » It's a big help and

[16:29] it's probably better that we did it

[16:32] sooner than later.

[16:34] It probably saved a lot of money doing

[16:36] it this way because of the integration

[16:38] of the other system.

[16:41] » Introduce yourself. We heard him.

[16:43] Tell everybody who you are.

[16:44] >> I'll introduce myself.

[16:48] » What's your name?

[16:50] >> My name is Anthony Casarella.

[16:52] » My name is Anthony Casarella.

[16:52] >> That's right, Casarella. He's right.

[16:53] » That's right, Casarella. He's right.

[16:53] He's our

[16:55] ranger sergeant,

[16:57] lieutenant, major domo.

[16:59] >> Major sergeant.

[17:00] » Major sergeant.

[17:00] >> Okay.

[17:01] » Okay.

[17:01] >> Yes. So uh

[17:03] » Yes. So uh

[17:03] >> And he does a great job with Pete.

[17:05] » And he does a great job with Pete.

[17:05] They're a great team.

[17:06] >> He's the best.

[17:07] » He's the best.

[17:07] >> They're both good.

[17:09] » They're both good.

[17:09] >> He he's the

[17:09] » He he's the

[17:09] >> It's a good team.

[17:10] » It's a good team.

[17:10] >> I would add that uh that Tony is

[17:12] » I would add that uh that Tony is

[17:12] stepping up to assist Vic in a whole

[17:15] range of responsibilities at Wright Town

[17:18] Park.

[17:18] >> Chris?

[17:19] » Chris?

[17:19] >> Yes.

[17:20] » Yes.

[17:20] >> That's why I wanted you to introduce

[17:21] » That's why I wanted you to introduce

[17:21] yourself because you're going to become

[17:22] better known.

[17:24] >> Yeah.

[17:24] » Yeah.

[17:24] >> Yes, sir.

[17:25] » Yes, sir.

[17:25] >> Okay.

[17:25] » Okay.

[17:25] >> Which I don't mind at all.

[17:27] » Which I don't mind at all.

[17:27] >> He's he's slipping into some of the uh

[17:30] » He's he's slipping into some of the uh

[17:30] the scope of work that was left un-

[17:33] attended.

[17:34] >> Okay.

[17:35] » Okay.

[17:35] You tell me.

[17:37] I'll do it.

[17:38] >> Thank you, Tony.

[17:38] » Thank you, Tony.

[17:38] >> Be good. And it was nice to meet you all

[17:40] » Be good. And it was nice to meet you all

[17:40] of you, Mayor. I met you last time you

[17:42] were at the park. Nice to see you again.

[17:44] >> Great job.

[17:44] » Great job.

[17:44] >> And Mr. V,

[17:46] » And Mr. V,

[17:46] take care of yourself. All right? Talk

[17:48] to you soon.

[17:48] >> Thank you, Tony. Thank you, Pete. Much

[17:50] » Thank you, Tony. Thank you, Pete. Much

[17:50] appreciated.

[17:52] Uh

[17:54] the um

[17:56] You can read the management report. Uh

[17:58] the paver project is installed.

[18:02] And uh

[18:03] everybody's seen the Friends Stucco

[18:05] project. The buildings look gorgeous.

[18:08] Uh just an update. Uh we're waiting for

[18:10] the engine final engineer's report. Uh

[18:13] the Friends are going to be doing that

[18:14] at

[18:15] retaining wall section we call the

[18:17] Friends wall.

[18:19] Or Diana's wall.

[18:21] And uh hopefully that'll be done uh in

[18:23] the early fall.

[18:25] And uh all the other projects are are on

[18:28] schedule.

[18:29] Um

[18:30] we're putting paperwork in. Hopefully

[18:32] the uh the walk along the promenade will

[18:36] be installed. We're hoping

[18:39] you know, starting October 1st. Um

[18:42] so, all everything is moving forward.

[18:46] Um

[18:47] I Then the next item

[18:50] uh we're going to have a presentation.

[18:54] Is Chance hiding in the back?

[19:03] Chance is our administrative aide.

[19:04] You've seen his his name on some of the

[19:07] uh the memoranda.

[19:09] And um

[19:11] he

[19:12] I I asked him to prepare this report. It

[19:15] actually grows out of the the discussion

[19:17] we had on parking tickets.

[19:19] So I I I said

[19:22] how much money are we taking in from the

[19:23] kiosk and everything from

[19:25] you know, the B&M bank. So Chance is

[19:27] going to give us this report.

[19:30] >> Great.

[19:30] » Great.

[19:31] I do have to apologize. I'm a little

[19:32] under the weather despite the weather

[19:33] being over the top lately, but

[19:36] So here is a park review

[19:39] for our attendance review. This is

[19:42] taking a look at two time ranges.

[19:45] May 1st through June 30th of 2025 and

[19:48] 2026.

[19:50] The the data that we've collected, I've

[19:52] worked with Jose Oliveros to collect

[19:55] this data and we're also integrating our

[19:58] digital dashboards to get all these

[20:00] numbers that you'll see.

[20:02] So first we'll take a look at permits.

[20:04] In 2025 between May and June, we've

[20:08] scanned 3,300 or 3,035 permits. We've

[20:12] sold 2,328

[20:15] and we've made just shy under $300,000

[20:18] in sales. And in 2026, that number's

[20:22] bumped up 42% to 4,311 scans. We're down

[20:26] a little bit in permit sales to 2,005

[20:30] and

[20:32] that reflects in the total sales

[20:33] 273,924.

[20:37] » What is a permit scan? Where where is

[20:39] that

[20:40] >> the scan?

[20:40] » the scan?

[20:40] >> It's scanned whenever they come whenever

[20:43] » It's scanned whenever they come whenever

[20:44] the public comes to the park to scan

[20:46] them for beach access.

[20:47] >> For for beach access scan.

[20:49] » For for beach access scan.

[20:49] >> From a holder.

[20:49] » From a holder.

[20:49] >> Permit to beach access access scan.

[20:51] » Permit to beach access access scan.

[20:51] >> Yes.

[20:51] » Yes.

[20:51] >> So these are

[20:53] » So these are

[20:53] This is

[20:54] how often our permit holders

[20:57] are coming to the beach.

[20:59] So every time a permit holder or a

[21:02] family scans their permit in, that's

[21:05] recorded.

[21:07] >> All right. And a permit could be for one

[21:10] » All right. And a permit could be for one

[21:10] person or five people depending on the

[21:11] size of the family.

[21:13] >> That's correct.

[21:14] » That's correct.

[21:14] >> Got it. Okay.

[21:15] » Got it. Okay.

[21:15] >> Mhm.

[21:16] » Mhm.

[21:16] >> And um I spoke with uh Jose Oliveros and

[21:20] » And um I spoke with uh Jose Oliveros and

[21:20] some members of the staff to sort of

[21:22] interpret that number and you can

[21:23] interpret it in many ways, but I think

[21:25] the most probable way is you're having

[21:27] less people buy new permits, but more

[21:29] people consistently coming to the park.

[21:34] We've also taken a look at uh M2 Pay or

[21:36] M2 Pay dashboard, so that would be the

[21:38] mobile app.

[21:39] >> Did Did you take a look at Excuse me,

[21:40] » Did Did you take a look at Excuse me,

[21:40] did you take a look at whether

[21:42] this

[21:43] period last year versus this period this

[21:45] year?

[21:48] That is a period key.

[21:49] >> No, but the weather.

[21:51] » No, but the weather.

[21:51] >> Right. How many beautiful days this year

[21:53] » Right. How many beautiful days this year

[21:53] versus last year?

[21:54] >> Yeah, so on average uh last year was uh

[21:57] » Yeah, so on average uh last year was uh

[21:57] this year was more

[21:59] uh was drier than last year.

[22:01] >> Good.

[22:01] » Good.

[22:01] >> On average.

[22:03] » On average.

[22:03] >> Is that maybe for for future we're going

[22:05] » Is that maybe for for future we're going

[22:05] to put together some reports if

[22:08] I don't know. Do Do you Is this is for

[22:10] every day of the the period of time?

[22:12] >> Mhm.

[22:13] » Mhm.

[22:13] Yeah, from May 1st to June 30th.

[22:16] >> So, maybe you want to

[22:18] » So, maybe you want to

[22:18] >> Include a weather report?

[22:19] » Include a weather report?

[22:19] >> Yeah,

[22:20] » Yeah,

[22:20] you could just say outright scans or

[22:24] days that are

[22:25] no sun, days that are rain. Just break

[22:28] it down so we can get a little better

[22:30] feel, not that

[22:31] that more work onto you.

[22:32] >> No, it's okay. No, that's good.

[22:34] » No, it's okay. No, that's good.

[22:34] >> But that may be interesting to take a

[22:36] » But that may be interesting to take a

[22:36] look at. Is there a way that if a family

[22:38] of five comes in,

[22:41] is there are we checking IDs for the

[22:44] other family members or is it a

[22:46] possibility that someone could come in

[22:48] with a family permit and have

[22:51] >> The

[22:52] » The

[22:52] >> people that are The system we've

[22:54] » people that are The system we've

[22:54] developed

[22:55] He doesn't know.

[22:57] But the system we've developed, when a

[22:59] family applies for a permit, we get

[23:02] their picture.

[23:03] >> Okay, so so

[23:04] » Okay, so so

[23:04] >> So, the and when they show up at the

[23:07] » So, the and when they show up at the

[23:07] gate to say, "Hi, here's my pass."

[23:10] the park attendant scans

[23:12] the the code, picture comes up on their

[23:15] screen.

[23:16] >> Okay.

[23:16] » Okay.

[23:16] >> So, they can look at the person

[23:18] » So, they can look at the person

[23:18] presenting the permit

[23:20] and the people with them, presumably,

[23:23] match it up with

[23:24] >> that you can just go in scan the permit

[23:27] » that you can just go in scan the permit

[23:27] five times if it's a family of five? And

[23:30] then we'd know exactly how many people

[23:32] are coming in versus

[23:34] >> What you're saying is can we change the

[23:35] » What you're saying is can we change the

[23:35] process so that if a family of five

[23:37] comes in, they scan it five times?

[23:39] >> Yeah, so we don't have to

[23:40] » Yeah, so we don't have to

[23:40] >> records as five five people enter.

[23:42] » records as five five people enter.

[23:42] >> Yeah, so instead of

[23:44] » Yeah, so instead of

[23:44] instead of having us I give every single

[23:46] person every single permit have five

[23:48] people associated with it and then any

[23:51] given day

[23:53] that's a lot more than any permit

[23:55] permit has one person.

[23:58] >> Say it again.

[23:59] » Say it again.

[23:59] >> So, if if each person that's walking in

[24:01] » So, if if each person that's walking in

[24:01] the door on a day for an extreme

[24:03] situation, we have 100 people walking in

[24:05] with a permit and they have four people

[24:08] with them for total of five.

[24:10] So, there's actually 500 people coming

[24:11] in with them.

[24:12] However, if the permit is only scanning

[24:15] for one person

[24:16] >> Oh, so you're saying are they gaming the

[24:17] » Oh, so you're saying are they gaming the

[24:17] system?

[24:18] >> We're only not gaming the system.

[24:19] » We're only not gaming the system.

[24:19] They're just coming in

[24:21] just so we have an understanding of how

[24:23] many people are coming in because if

[24:24] somebody has a permit and they're

[24:25] bringing four other people in with them

[24:27] on that permit, we're only scanning the

[24:28] permit one time

[24:30] and we're only thinking there's only one

[24:31] person coming in with that permit.

[24:34] Right? But the thing is there may be

[24:36] five people coming in. What you're

[24:37] asking is how much how how many people

[24:39] >> are going on the beach?

[24:41] » are going on the beach?

[24:41] Yeah, just how many people are using the

[24:42] beach?

[24:43] >> Yeah.

[24:44] » Yeah.

[24:44] >> Simple as that.

[24:45] » Simple as that.

[24:45] >> Yeah, cuz if if 2,000 permit scans could

[24:48] » Yeah, cuz if if 2,000 permit scans could

[24:48] represent

[24:50] >> 5,000 people.

[24:51] » 5,000 people.

[24:51] >> people or 10,000 people.

[24:52] » people or 10,000 people.

[24:52] >> Right.

[24:53] » Right.

[24:53] >> Right, or 2,000 people.

[24:55] » Right, or 2,000 people.

[24:55] >> Right, that'd be good to know. Maybe cuz

[24:57] » Right, that'd be good to know. Maybe cuz

[24:57] These are otherwise the information is

[24:58] reasonably worthless for us.

[25:00] >> Interesting.

[25:02] » Interesting.

[25:02] I'll have to think about it. Um we

[25:03] actually have a little bit more

[25:04] information in this presentation

[25:06] >> fine. I just I I just

[25:08] » fine. I just I I just

[25:08] as we move along.

[25:11] >> I can also use uh utilize the

[25:13] » I can also use uh utilize the

[25:13] uh permit dashboard to

[25:16] Uh there are there are filters you can

[25:18] utilize in the dashboard that can filter

[25:20] out uh families and

[25:23] presumably individuals. So, I can try to

[25:26] get back to you on that as well in a

[25:27] separate report.

[25:29] So.

[25:29] In a follow-up.

[25:31] Um so, mobile app daily parking and

[25:33] beach fees that uses our uh M2 pay

[25:35] platform. Uh from 2025, we have 1,763

[25:40] total transactions and our sales

[25:43] $18,087.

[25:46] That's up 46% this year to 2,573

[25:49] total transactions

[25:51] with uh 26,716

[25:54] sales. So, up 48% in that regard.

[26:00] Our kiosks um

[26:02] last year, our total payments was just

[26:05] under 8,000 at 7,803.

[26:08] Our total sales just under 100,000 at

[26:11] 97,124.

[26:13] That's up this year 15% to 8,964

[26:18] with the total uh sale 101,607

[26:22] 676.

[26:25] Up 5%.

[26:27] >> So, to get the total parking, we'd take

[26:30] » So, to get the total parking, we'd take

[26:30] the kiosk and the mobile apps and

[26:32] combine them

[26:33] >> Correct.

[26:33] » Correct.

[26:33] >> to find out how many cars

[26:36] » to find out how many cars

[26:36] are non-permit cars. Non-permit cars.

[26:39] Okay.

[26:40] >> Correct.

[26:42] » Correct.

[26:42] And uh daily beach admissions from

[26:44] Shopify or Shopify uh platform, our

[26:47] total sales is 119,242

[26:50] and this year it's up 28% to 152,000

[26:54] and $37.

[26:57] » Are there additional fees that are being

[26:59] taken out of our revenue

[27:02] working with with Shopify?

[27:06] >> Yes, I believe so. I we've been unable I

[27:10] » Yes, I believe so. I we've been unable I

[27:10] don't believe that they

[27:12] allow us to pass on the credit card fees

[27:15] to the customers.

[27:16] We've removed our our payment of fees

[27:19] everywhere we possibly can.

[27:21] But Shopify we haven't been able to do

[27:23] it.

[27:25] We may switch point of sale system next

[27:28] year.

[27:32] » Okay.

[27:33] And this is a number that I thought was

[27:35] very interesting. Our parking citations.

[27:37] So, in 2025 from May 1st to June 30th,

[27:41] the number of citations issued was 48.

[27:44] With the total amount paid being 2,570.

[27:48] This year in that time frame is 405

[27:51] citations.

[27:53] >> What's the percentage of citations that

[27:55] » What's the percentage of citations that

[27:55] have been paid?

[27:57] >> About 50% so far.

[27:59] » About 50% so far.

[27:59] >> About 50% and and traditionally that is

[28:01] » About 50% and and traditionally that is

[28:01] also about the same in years past.

[28:03] >> Usually our rate is percentage rate

[28:08] » Usually our rate is percentage rate

[28:08] by the end year it's I understand from

[28:11] Passport it's around 80% which is on the

[28:13] high end.

[28:15] >> Does that make sense, Keith?

[28:17] » Does that make sense, Keith?

[28:17] This has been in June. So, people who

[28:19] got citations

[28:21] in let's say on June 15th

[28:24] and will pay it, this would be showing

[28:27] up as unpaid.

[28:27] >> Yeah, no I understand.

[28:28] » Yeah, no I understand.

[28:29] >> But it's just it may be helpful on on

[28:30] » But it's just it may be helpful on on

[28:30] this in the future is to have in there

[28:33] the percentage of citations that have

[28:36] been paid.

[28:36] >> Paid this far?

[28:37] » Paid this far?

[28:37] >> And are all the citations for the same

[28:39] » And are all the citations for the same

[28:39] amount?

[28:41] >> What's the ask

[28:42] » What's the ask

[28:42] >> Is this each citation is for the same

[28:43] » Is this each citation is for the same

[28:43] amount?

[28:44] >> they they are all the same amount. Um,

[28:46] » they they are all the same amount. Um,

[28:46] Chance, the table that I mentioned from

[28:48] Ala, did did that make it into this any

[28:51] slides or it's this?

[28:53] >> It would be this.

[28:53] » It would be this.

[28:53] >> Got it. Okay.

[28:57] » All right.

[28:58] And I wanted to talk a little bit about

[29:00] Placer AI. So, Placer AI is a platform

[29:04] that utilizes GPS and AI to document

[29:07] attendance data. And we've had a really

[29:08] good relationship so far with uh, the

[29:11] people over there and they've given us a

[29:13] really good report. So.

[29:15] Uh,

[29:15] again, Placer AI uses uh, GPS data and

[29:18] how it works is that uh, the platform

[29:20] partners with del- related apps. So,

[29:23] whenever you go on your phone and

[29:25] you open up an application, uh, like

[29:27] Taco Bell or any other app like that, it

[29:30] asks for uh, your location services. And

[29:33] if you were to activate that, it uses

[29:34] that data

[29:36] uh, on your cell phone to track

[29:37] movement. And what we've done is

[29:41] uh, we've gotten a report that sh- uh,

[29:44] indic- cates all traffic within Wright

[29:46] Town Park. And the AI uh, interface

[29:50] actually interprets information and

[29:52] generates summary reports based off of

[29:54] that trafficking.

[29:56] So, we've managed to get this uh,

[29:59] summary. So, again, between May 1st and

[30:02] June 30th, uh, the park had 122,000

[30:06] visits with 71

[30:08] Oh, 2025, correct. Uh, with 122,000 uh,

[30:12] visits and 71,000 individual and unique

[30:16] visitors. So, that's the individual

[30:18] phones.

[30:19] Um, visit frequency, so that's how many

[30:21] times they return,

[30:23] uh, 1.71 and 26 minutes average dwell

[30:27] time.

[30:28] This number, um, might seem a little

[30:30] confusing, but it also includes

[30:32] taxi drivers who come to deliver food at

[30:34] the park. It includes a whole host of of

[30:37] people. So.

[30:39] And that chart to the right

[30:40] >> what with with the

[30:43] » what with with the

[30:43] 122,000 visits,

[30:46] the average time that a person has been

[30:48] in the park is 26 minutes.

[30:50] >> Yes, but that also includes a whole host

[30:53] » Yes, but that also includes a whole host

[30:53] of people. So,

[30:54] >> yeah, I understand that, but

[30:57] it's interesting.

[31:00] >> And the the chart to the graphic on the

[31:02] » And the the chart to the graphic on the

[31:02] right actually shows something really

[31:04] cool. Um

[31:05] it shows the locations presumed

[31:08] locations of where people were

[31:10] during their duration. So, before coming

[31:12] to the park, 51% were home, um

[31:15] and then when they went to the park,

[31:16] they spent time there, and after that

[31:18] they either returned home, spent more

[31:20] time doing leisure activities, or dining

[31:22] at a restaurant nearby.

[31:25] And the 2026 report has 132,000

[31:30] visits, so up 9%. Uh 81,000 in unique

[31:34] visitors, so up 15%. And

[31:38] uh visit frequency a little bit less

[31:40] at 1.63, and the average dwell time 33

[31:44] minutes.

[31:44] >> So, in order for

[31:46] » So, in order for

[31:46] us to identify some of our visitor

[31:51] which you

[31:52] totaled here,

[31:54] they have to be able to they have to be

[31:55] turning on

[31:57] access to their phone for

[32:00] tracking.

[32:02] >> So, so long as uh

[32:04] » So, so long as uh

[32:04] so long as a person were to have their

[32:07] location services on on a partnered app,

[32:11] then they would be tracked.

[32:13] Um so, for example, if uh Placer AI were

[32:17] partnered with app X, and uh the

[32:21] individual had their location services

[32:24] turned on for app X,

[32:25] uh whenever they get to the park, that

[32:27] would be tracked. If it was app

[32:29] >> we have

[32:30] » we have

[32:30] Do we really have a good feel for what

[32:32] percentage of people have actually

[32:34] allowed access to their location.

[32:39] » We don't, but there are

[32:41] >> how many visits do you think that we've

[32:43] » how many visits do you think that we've

[32:43] had visitors that we've had

[32:47] to the park?

[32:49] Anyway, no no

[32:50] >> This is This is a statistically

[32:52] » This is This is a statistically

[32:52] This is a statistical model.

[32:54] >> Well, I I understand I I Yeah, I I get

[32:56] » Well, I I understand I I Yeah, I I get

[32:56] all that. But anyway, go ahead. What's

[32:58] the difference between visits and

[33:00] visitors? What is a visit?

[33:02] >> Uh visits are um whenever the person

[33:04] » Uh visits are um whenever the person

[33:04] comes to the park. Visitors are just the

[33:06] unique like the unique entity itself.

[33:08] Yeah, it's a unique

[33:09] >> So if I come to the park 10 times

[33:11] » So if I come to the park 10 times

[33:12] >> Explain that again.

[33:13] » Explain that again.

[33:13] >> The visitors are the unit, so the

[33:15] » The visitors are the unit, so the

[33:15] individual itself, and the visits are

[33:18] the the time that they stay or

[33:20] yeah.

[33:21] >> So when I come to the park

[33:22] » So when I come to the park

[33:22] >> I'm a visitor. And if I turn come to the

[33:24] » I'm a visitor. And if I turn come to the

[33:25] park

[33:26] >> The action of being at the park

[33:27] » The action of being at the park

[33:27] >> then it's then it's 10 visits.

[33:30] » then it's then it's 10 visits.

[33:30] >> Yep. The action of being at the park is

[33:32] » Yep. The action of being at the park is

[33:32] the visit.

[33:32] >> Okay.

[33:34] » Okay.

[33:34] I I'm I'm sorry. I'm just

[33:37] It's So a visitor

[33:40] So I go to the park

[33:42] once, I'm a visitor, I'm there for 33

[33:45] minutes and leave.

[33:48] How do I become a visit?

[33:51] » That's one visit.

[33:52] >> So one visit So one visit, however, oh,

[33:55] » So one visit So one visit, however, oh,

[33:55] but I'm that visitor may So that that

[33:58] visitor is it So each visitor that came

[34:01] to the park between May 1st and

[34:05] June 30th

[34:08] only was in the park for

[34:11] for two times during that entire time

[34:13] frame.

[34:14] >> Yeah, so I think a better way of looking

[34:16] » Yeah, so I think a better way of looking

[34:16] at it is is there 80,000 visitors um

[34:20] 80,000 visitors may visit once, but

[34:22] 80,000 visitors, you know, some of them

[34:23] might visit twice, and that's accounted

[34:25] in the total number of visits.

[34:26] >> seems like an incredibly high number of

[34:29] » seems like an incredibly high number of

[34:29] somebody coming only

[34:32] twice in the matter of two months.

[34:35] Anyway, I I just

[34:37] >> Yeah, it's a pretty massive

[34:38] » Yeah, it's a pretty massive

[34:38] >> It it just seems like this is

[34:40] » It it just seems like this is

[34:40] >> Do you really think it's going to spell

[34:42] » Do you really think it's going to spell

[34:42] the park

[34:43] apart?

[34:43] >> Um

[34:44] » Um

[34:44] Go ahead. I'm sorry.

[34:46] >> It's okay.

[34:46] » It's okay.

[34:46] >> I think I think the one message you

[34:48] » I think I think the one message you

[34:48] might want to take from this is the

[34:49] dwell time.

[34:51] And you may want to think about how to

[34:53] make the park stickier

[34:55] for people to stay longer.

[34:57] >> I I

[34:58] » I I

[34:58] I don't know who would come here for

[35:00] 30 minutes unless they're just out

[35:02] walking their dog.

[35:05] >> I think you have to you have to balance

[35:06] » I think you have to you have to balance

[35:06] that. That's an average. But

[35:08] >> No, I I understand it's an average, but

[35:10] » No, I I understand it's an average, but

[35:10] the thing is it just

[35:11] >> But if I'm in if I go to the Barley

[35:13] » But if I'm in if I go to the Barley

[35:13] Beach House for two hours,

[35:16] somebody else maybe a taxi driver

[35:18] dropping off a fare

[35:20] and he's got his phone on and he's

[35:22] leaving and he's there for 5 seconds.

[35:24] So, that's that's going to be averaged.

[35:27] I don't think the average dwell time is

[35:29] is a meaningful figure. I think the the

[35:32] visitors figures is is meaningful. I

[35:35] think that's really the

[35:36] the only really meaningful figures

[35:38] followed by possibly the visits.

[35:41] >> But the thing is we Anyway, I We don't

[35:44] » But the thing is we Anyway, I We don't

[35:44] We don't have any I It It's Go ahead.

[35:46] I'm We're beating a dead horse.

[35:49] >> You what we absolutely can do, we'll

[35:51] » You what we absolutely can do, we'll

[35:51] send out to the commissioners the report

[35:53] that we got from Place right now.

[35:55] >> but I just I just

[35:56] » but I just I just

[35:56] >> Which is, you know, much

[35:57] » Which is, you know, much

[35:57] >> No, I I'd love to see it because it just

[35:59] » No, I I'd love to see it because it just

[35:59] seems like

[36:00] >> Which one? Sure. In fact, I would say

[36:01] » Which one? Sure. In fact, I would say

[36:01] that

[36:02] >> This is it's cool use of technology, but

[36:03] » This is it's cool use of technology, but

[36:03] I don't think it's very credible.

[36:06] Anyway.

[36:08] >> Yeah, I I just wanted to add that Place

[36:10] » Yeah, I I just wanted to add that Place

[36:10] AI

[36:11] >> So, you're maybe credible, but it might

[36:14] » So, you're maybe credible, but it might

[36:14] not be useful.

[36:15] >> I don't think it's either.

[36:19] But anyway, it's cool because it has Go

[36:22] ahead. Go ahead.

[36:23] Go ahead.

[36:24] >> Uh Place AI has been pitching business

[36:27] » Uh Place AI has been pitching business

[36:27] to the town of Rye and to the city of

[36:30] Rye

[36:31] for over a year.

[36:32] >> Okay.

[36:32] » Okay.

[36:32] >> And the

[36:35] » And the

[36:35] I understand your rec department came

[36:36] very close to a contract.

[36:38] >> I'm not

[36:39] » I'm not

[36:39] >> I was kind of hoping that we could

[36:41] » I was kind of hoping that we could

[36:41] piggyback on one that but that didn't go

[36:43] forward. But

[36:43] >> So so

[36:44] » So so

[36:44] >> So your staff is familiar with this

[36:45] » So your staff is familiar with this

[36:45] product.

[36:46] >> So

[36:47] » So

[36:48] what are we gaining by knowing 8.7% of

[36:50] the people that

[36:52] uh

[36:52] came to the park for their 33 minutes

[36:57] were having dinner somewhere or dining

[36:58] somewhere?

[36:59] >> You know, what I take away is I'm

[37:01] » You know, what I take away is I'm

[37:01] looking at the growth in visitorship.

[37:03] >> All right, so anything else we can talk

[37:05] » All right, so anything else we can talk

[37:05] about? Yeah, I didn't too. Yeah, no I I

[37:08] I don't want to talk about this anymore.

[37:09] We're not We're good.

[37:11] Okay. Sorry for this. Thank you.

[37:12] >> No, I mean I

[37:13] » No, I mean I

[37:13] >> I just this presentation what if this is

[37:15] » I just this presentation what if this is

[37:15] going to take us, right? Maybe

[37:18] before our meeting someone they can

[37:19] email us that way we know what are we

[37:21] talking about.

[37:23] But it's okay. Just meet them.

[37:25] >> I I think I should have stopped a long

[37:26] » I I think I should have stopped a long

[37:26] time ago.

[37:28] >> He didn't finish his presentation.

[37:29] » He didn't finish his presentation.

[37:30] >> No, I know. Go ahead. I know I was being

[37:32] » No, I know. Go ahead. I know I was being

[37:32] rude. I'm sorry.

[37:33] >> No, it's okay.

[37:34] » No, it's okay.

[37:34] So here is the total. So Placer AI has

[37:38] averaged from 2019 to 2026. They've

[37:42] given us a visit trend chart and it

[37:44] shows a steady decline since COVID. You

[37:47] can see the COVID marker um and March of

[37:51] 2020 there was an increase a massive

[37:53] increase of visitations largely because

[37:55] cuz people were locked indoors and

[37:57] being outside was relatively the only

[37:58] thing you could do.

[38:00] Since 2020 there has been a steady

[38:02] decline as you can see with the really

[38:03] long arrow. However, it is important to

[38:06] note um with this steady decline there

[38:10] is a peak currently right now from June

[38:13] of 2026. You can see

[38:16] that the May number into June all the

[38:18] way up to the end of the right is

[38:20] surpassing previous years' numbers that

[38:22] are in July. So, it does show relative

[38:26] hope for visitation, as well.

[38:29] >> What I What I take away from that is

[38:33] » What I What I take away from that is

[38:33] it's a general trend line, but

[38:36] we're having a good year in terms of

[38:38] visitation this year. And Keith, it may

[38:41] be due to the weather. We'll look up the

[38:43] weather reports.

[38:44] All right.

[38:46] >> And I've included a summary of points at

[38:48] » And I've included a summary of points at

[38:48] the very end. So, again, wants to

[38:50] reiterate, the general trend indicates

[38:52] long-term decline,

[38:54] but 2026 is showing

[38:56] some upward trajectory, and peak periods

[38:58] are between mid-June and July. So,

[39:01] target programming here that goes back

[39:03] to making the park stickier for

[39:06] attendees. So.

[39:08] Yeah, and that would be

[39:10] my presentation.

[39:11] >> Thank you, Chance.

[39:12] » Thank you, Chance.

[39:12] >> Thank you.

[39:12] » Thank you.

[39:13] >> Very Very well done.

[39:14] » Very Very well done.

[39:14] >> Thank you.

[39:15] » Thank you.

[39:15] >> Much appreciated.

[39:17] » Much appreciated.

[39:17] >> Of course. And I'll follow up with

[39:19] » Of course. And I'll follow up with

[39:19] with the full report that Placer AI sent

[39:21] us, as well as

[39:23] as well as the weather report.

[39:25] Thank you.

[39:25] >> All right.

[39:26] » All right.

[39:26] Anything else?

[39:28] No.

[39:33] Meeting was short.

[39:35] It'll be even shorter once we have a

[39:37] motion to adjourn.

[39:37] >> much shorter if I wasn't here, Guy.

[39:39] » much shorter if I wasn't here, Guy.

[39:39] >> Well, that's actually very true, Keith.

[39:42] » Well, that's actually very true, Keith.

[39:42] >> I I think I think I think you raised the

[39:44] » I I think I think I think you raised the

[39:44] general question, which is

[39:46] it's interesting to get the data, and

[39:49] we kind of have to zero in on

[39:52] which data is actionable for us, and you

[39:57] know, what what

[39:58] what do we really

[40:00] I I think that

[40:02] I'm I'm

[40:04] I'll be brief. I'm worried that the

[40:05] Placer data is the

[40:08] the actual numerical values they're

[40:10] giving us are not

[40:12] really particularly

[40:15] useful, but the general trend of

[40:19] if they're telling us a lot of people

[40:20] are coming from dinner and then there's

[40:22] some number of people coming after

[40:23] dinner and that that's interesting to

[40:25] know cuz you get a sense of how they're

[40:27] using the mark the park and if you're

[40:28] seeing trends are going down since COVID

[40:31] but they're kind of leveling out,

[40:33] that's good to know.

[40:36] You know, whether 81,000 people actually

[40:38] went to the park, I don't know, but it's

[40:40] great to get that sort of general gist.

[40:42] I think that

[40:43] >> When we make a grant application

[40:45] » When we make a grant application

[40:45] >> Yes, so we're going to tell them

[40:46] » Yes, so we're going to tell them

[40:46] >> You you do it. Okay.

[40:48] » You you do it. Okay.

[40:48] >> Well, I'm not going to I'm not going to

[40:50] » Well, I'm not going to I'm not going to

[40:50] come in on that.

[40:51] >> Anyway

[40:52] » Anyway

[40:52] >> I won't criticize

[40:53] » I won't criticize

[40:53] >> have on the agenda? Do you want to make

[40:54] » have on the agenda? Do you want to make

[40:54] a motion to adjourn?

[40:55] >> Make a motion to adjourn.

[40:57] » Make a motion to adjourn.

[40:57] >> I'll second.

[40:58] » I'll second.

[40:58] >> All in favor.

[40:59] » All in favor.

[40:59] I got it.

[41:00] >> Aye.

[41:01] » Aye.

[41:01] >> Our next meetings are August 18th and

[41:03] » Our next meetings are August 18th and

[41:03] September 15th.

[41:04] >> Cool.

[41:05] » Cool.

[41:05] Thanks.

[41:05] >> Thank you everybody.

Rye Town Park Commission - 21 Jul 2026

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